Is it really standard procedure for "almost all major running events" to fill drinking water cups from a giant trashcan filled from a water hydrant? I've never noticed that at any race I've ever run. Seems unsanitary.

Im so glad I passed on this. I did it three straight years, and havent done it since Rock N Roll took over. Devine sucked too--but not compared to this fiasco. Also my slow ass self couldnt ahve finished by the 4:30:00 cutoff. This should be an awesome destination marathon--but there are major issues every year.

Is it really standard procedure for "almost all major running events" to fill drinking water cups from a giant trashcan filled from a water hydrant? I've never noticed that at any race I've ever run. Seems unsanitary.

Is it really standard procedure for "almost all major running events" to fill drinking water cups from a giant trashcan filled from a water hydrant? I've never noticed that at any race I've ever run. Seems unsanitary.

Regardless of how they clean it, a trashcan is NOT food-grade plastic. All sorts of nastiness could seep out of the plastic and into the water. They should not be doing that.

"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand

Is it really standard procedure for "almost all major running events" to fill drinking water cups from a giant trashcan filled from a water hydrant? I've never noticed that at any race I've ever run. Seems unsanitary.

There are these things called trash bags. Are you familiar with them? You use them to line the trash can, duck tape, add water. Makes it extremely easy to load cups with water.

There are these things called trash bags. Are you familiar with them? You use them to line the trash can, duck tape, add water. Makes it extremely easy to load cups with water.

Seriously, get over it... your door knob is filthier.

Trash bags are not food-quality plastic either.

It is not about filth, it is about the chemicals involved and leachability. Do you know anything about the leaching of chemicals from plastic? Do you understand why they have food-quality plastic to begin with?

"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand

Yeah, "filth" wouldn't be my concern, either...bacterial stuff takes a lot longer to affect a person. It sounds like people were sick during and immediately after the race. That speaks to chemical poisoning, not bacterial.

'16 Goals:

• Do some dus...and some CX...and some tandem gravel...and some podiums...

"Soon, the 50-year-old Las Vegan was doubled over from stomach cramps "worse than childbirth." Violent vomiting and explosive diarrhea almost kept her from crossing the finish line."

ALMOST kept her from?? If someone in a race is spewing liquid fecal matter and throat bile discharge all over the course, they should probably be kept away from the finish line zone.

MTA: that race sounds like it was an all-around BARFORAMA.

I'm confused. "[A]lmost" sounds like she finished. But, then it says, "It wasn't until the 12th mile that she finally got someone to listen to her that she needed an ambulance". Did she convince someone she needed an ambulance but kept running? Or, was this one of those 12 mile half marathons?

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower

Yeah, "filth" wouldn't be my concern, either...bacterial stuff takes a lot longer to affect a person. It sounds like people were sick during and immediately after the race. That speaks to chemical poisoning, not bacterial.

I believe bacterial poisoning would hit around 4-6 hours. i didn't mean to imply that putting water in a trash can would lead to acute chemical poisoning, but it certainly may not be good for you. We used non-food-grade plastic to hold beverage once, before I knew better, and in only 3 hours the liquid was not drinkable due to chemical leaching.

"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand